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Read the following excerpt from an editorial by Amy Jacques Garvey in *The Negro World* (1926):

"To the Black woman has fallen the task of rebuilding the home, of comforting the distressed, and of teaching our children that they are the equals of any race on Earth. But our duty does not stop at the domestic hearth. We must stand shoulder to shoulder with our men in the commercial, political, and industrial struggle to establish a free and independent African nation. Without our active participation in the building of Black-owned enterprises and the support of our own institutions, the dream of redemption will remain a shadow."

Which of the following statements best describes how the author's argument reflects a core tenet of Garveyism that distinguished it from mainstream Pan-Africanism led by W.E.B. Du Bois?

  1. A
    It seeks to organize international conferences of intellectual elites to petition European colonial authorities for gradual political reforms.
  2. B
    It argues that African redemption can only be achieved by erasing regional differences to create a single, uniform culture across the continent.
  3. It prioritizes grassroots economic self-determination and the establishment of an independent global Black nation over lobbying Western colonial powers for political reforms.Answer
  4. D
    It prioritizes legal litigation in federal courts and lobbying domestic governments to secure voting rights and integrate public institutions.

Answer

The correct answer is the option stating that Garveyism prioritizes grassroots economic self-determination and the establishment of an independent global Black nation over lobbying Western colonial powers for political reforms.
The correct answer is correct because the excerpt emphasizes the UNIA's core beliefs in building Black-owned enterprises ('commercial, political, and industrial struggle') and establishing a sovereign global state ('a free and independent African nation'). This focuses on grassroots economic self-determination and independent statehood, which contrasted with the diplomatic lobbying of Western colonial authorities and the intellectual focus of W.E.B. Du Bois's Pan-African Congresses.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the historical excerpt from Amy Jacques Garvey.
Identify that the author calls for active participation in building 'Black-owned enterprises' and establishing 'a free and independent African nation' as essential components of Black redemption.
This establishes the core ideological priorities of the text: economic independence and global nationhood.
2
Recall the defining characteristics of Garveyism (UNIA) versus mainstream Pan-Africanism.
Note that Garveyism focused on a mass populist movement, economic self-reliance (like the Black Star Line), and African repatriation/sovereignty, whereas W.E.B. Du Bois's Pan-Africanism leaned toward intellectual cooperation and lobbying European powers for reforms.
Understanding these distinctions allows the student to contrast the two movements accurately.
3
Evaluate the options to identify the correct philosophical alignment.
Determine that the option emphasizing grassroots economic self-determination and independent nationhood over colonial lobbying correctly reflects the distinction highlighted in the text.
This matches the literal text of the excerpt and the historical divergence between Garvey's UNIA and Du Bois's congresses.

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